Hi there! Let's lake a look at George Washington Carver.
he was born in 1864 at diamond grove, MO. He died in 1943.He worked as a scientist and an inventor, because of this he invented uses for... peanuts! Oddly enough, George Washington Carver was born a slave. He was the only surviving slave of his slave master, and got an education. He solved a farming crisis and so invented uses for peanuts. basically, George Washington Carver was black but did many things like he was white.
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picture of George Washington Carver
George Washington Carver. (2012). Biography.com. Retrieved 11:55, Mar 22, 2012 from http://www.biography.com/people/george-washington-carver-9240299